Wendy Reed

I'm equally as likely to compliment your cute shoes as I am to invite you out to drink beer and watch a baseball game. I love my dog (Jack Jack), New Kids On The Block, live blogging my life, and eating out (aka not having to cook). My hobbies include Facebook, reading, and pinning crafts on Pinterest that I'll never make.

It's hard to believe it, but it's already almost time for the Amway Family Fireworks at Ah-Nab-Awen Park! This year's festivities will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2017 starting at 5p.m.There's a ton happening this year, including musical performances by the 338th Army Band, Upst…

Sunday was a great day to be at Fifth Third Ballpark, not just to see the West Michigan Whitecaps play (and win!) against the Lansing Lugnuts, but also to get your dog washed and help out Gilda's Club Grand Rapids at the same time!It was the 15th Annual World's Largest Dog Wash to benefit …

Chad Smith at Flanagan's in Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan from on Vimeo.The Red Hot Chili Peppers will be playing Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena on Sunday, June 25, but it seems they may be in town a day early.Folks enjoying a drink and some live music at Flanagan's Irish Pub in downtown Grand Rapi…

A huge thanks to everyone who came out to the Insane Inflatable 5K at Millennium Park!We had tons of people bounce and climb their way through one of the most fun 5K courses around!Check out the photos from the day and make plans to join us again next year...

Is it Mothra? We think it might be Mothra.I was walking out of the building this morning, minding my own business, when something caught my eye. This GIANT bug, just chilling on the carpet. It startled me, and then I was intrigued because I've never seen anything like it before...

Bad news for fans of the Daddy Pete's BBQ food truck at events around West Michigan. Sadly, the food truck, which is relatively new for the business, caught fire and was completely destroyed Wednesday.In a Facebook post, Daddy Pete's discussed what they will be doing moving forward, and st…

Something fishy is heading our way. It's nothing ominous, though it could bring some severe weather to the area.WZZM-13 meteorologist Aaron Ofseyer pointed out on Facebook that Thursday's Severe Weather Risk outlook area is totally shaped like a fish...

West Michigan is FULL of breweries and each one of them has their own take on our favorite types of beers.So, in celebration of Grand Rapids on Tap, we've decided to find West Michigan's favorite beer. It doesn't have to be a Grand Rapids beer, heck, it doesn't even have to be a …

Father's Day was Sunday. Did you forget about dad (or your husband?) Well, don't worry, we have you covered. We scoured through the free stuff on Grand Rapids' Craigslist and found a bunch of free stuff the dad in your life will LOVE.In fact, you can probably put together an entire man-cave just wit…

A Perfect Circle announced Monday morning that they'll be making a stop in Grand Rapids at the DeltaPlex Arena on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 as part of their latest tour!Tickets for the show will go on sale this Friday, June 23 at 10 a...

Sonja Hernandez, the mother of 4-year-old Giovanni Mejias, has been arrested. FOX-17 reports that she has been arrested on charges unrelated to the death of her son.Giovanni passed away Tuesday, June 13 at the hospital after a 911 call was placed stating that the child was not breathing...